When it comes to state aid for clean tech factories, the Commission spares financially strong member states like Germany from having to cooperate with other EU countries on a crucial point. This emerges from the decision on the TCTF state aid framework, which the Commission published yesterday. According to an initial draft, the location of […]
The Commission is not aiming for a far-reaching reform of the electricity market, as demanded by Spain and France. According to a draft published yesterday and available to Table.Media, there are no plans to abandon uniform pricing. The most expensive generation technology will set the price for the entire electricity trade.As announced in earlier concept […]
German MEP Michael Bloss will negotiate the reform of the European electricity market for the Greens in the European Parliament. Bloss made the announcement yesterday on Twitter. “My goal is to make the electricity system fit for 100 percent renewable energies,” Bloss said. In addition, he said, it is necessary to stop the return of […]
Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson has urged the Council to take a more ambitious position in the trilogue on methane regulation. “The amendments related to the detection and repair of leaks, to inactive wells and to venting and flaring represent a significant limitation of the targets and could therefore prevent us from effectively reducing methane emissions […]
Following a push by Poland, the European nuclear industry is now also pushing for EU funding for new nuclear power plant construction. “We will push for the exclusion of nuclear power plants to be withdrawn when existing support funds are revised and also for there to be no automatic exclusion in future funds,” a Nuclear […]
The German government wants to extend state aid for companies to respond to the energy crisis and increase production capacities for clean technologies. For example, companies should no longer have to prove a drop in profits if they want to receive compensation for increased energy prices, writes the German government in its response to a […]
After the meeting of eleven EU countries on nuclear energy, the Polish government is demanding financial support from the EU Commission for the construction of new nuclear power plants. “Not only renewable energies and networks should be able to be financed from European funds, but also nuclear energy,” said Poland’s Energy Minister Anna Moskwa yesterday […]
The topic on which the highest expectations of the energy industry are currently focused in the EU played only a minor role at the informal meeting of energy ministers yesterday. For “mid-March” Commissioner Kadri Simson again announced the legislative proposal for the reform of the electricity market, which, according to Contexte, could be postponed from […]
The French government’s desire to count hydrogen produced from nuclear energy toward the EU’s green energy targets is meeting resistance in the European Parliament. Partially meeting the 45 percent renewable energy target with red hydrogen is not an option, MEP Markus Pieper (CDU), who is leading the negotiations on the renewable energy directive as rapporteur, […]
Despite the drop in gas prices, Europe’s most important industry association does not yet see any clear signals of recovery. “The situation for industrial production in energy-intensive sectors remains uncertain. Despite the current easing in gas prices, the evolution of energy prices remains difficult to predict, making it difficult for companies to plan ahead and […]